The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-12
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
Concluded from Second Page.

diseases of the tate, month by month, anu
the death rate per 1000 population so lar US
under existing law IL eau do so. 10 this
connection it is not inappi o pr ate 10 sugges
that there is no law in our stae now loox
ing to the continuance ana proper collection
and preservation of the vital staIi3lcs" oil
Tennessee. This Board of Health has done
and is calculated 10 do, much sc,entihe and
practical gOOt, ana is most Ell cieut as il II
low organized.
PLkURO PNEUMC MA.
In my me! sage to the regular ses ion oil
the General Assembly n ltSj. | called attsn-
tion TO the danger appreh IL ded Fl, IN the i'm.
pOrtation OF CONTAGIOUS cattle diseases and
the necessity Tor legislation TO prev, mt tn III
introduction toto the State, and urged
made known 70 me by The United state,
Commission Of Agriculture, that d herd OF
Jersey cattle affected with tn II most danger.
GU. of cutie diseases, pleuro pneumonia
had; within the past few da,s, been shipped
to Jackson, Tenn, from Cynthtana, Ky,
These cattle moved to be the herd on the
farm OF DIR. Hamilton, in Madison county,
which were atterward p aced under quaran
tine, and which are believed to have been
the only cattle so far SUI pected OF being af-
iectea WIN this disease in tni, stare
quarantine toe cattle, and | cal ed attention
to the fact that the only statutory laws upo d
the subject were sections 1852 and 2l6} OF the
Code, which conferred no power TO ilnpound
cattle, but only impote fine for import, 9
cattle from infected districts. Upon sucn
recommendation, and in view of the urgency
OF the IN alter, the General Al sembly passed
House joint resolution No. |, which was
incurred IN January Q, 1885, requesting an
au, hoIizlng tue Goyernoorto quarantine the
Gait 10 their then location, 10 the end thai
the cattle OF the State misht be protected
against this cattle disease
Accoi dingl. l requested the Sheriff of
Madison county to place the cattle under
quarantino on January 81. 1885. In the
proo!a nation couyenitg the General As
sembly in eNtraordinary session in 1885, tne
enactment of laws to prevent the porta-
ton and spread OF contag Gus, pleuro-
pneumonia, or other cattle piaeue in Ten :
nessee, and for their prompt and proper ex-
ecution, was proposed as a subject Of legis-
latiOn: The General Assembly, at its ex-
traor ilnary se'sion, passed two acts
chapters 9 and IL, extra session lSS5-the
hrst Of which provides for The appointment
OF Live Stock sanitliy Commission, and
ior the insp' elton, quarantine, con demna-
ton and slaughter of animals aft cte with
pleuTo-pneumonia; and the second OF which
imposes fine of from S1L0 to 5000, upon any
person importing any animal affected with
thls dlsease' or that mas been exposed to the
same also subject such person to imprison'
ment OF from ten to thirty days,at the disero
ton Of the Court. Under authority the
hrst oil these acts, appointed JaInesV Full.
kerson, 4. Snipes add Cam ooell Brown,
al gentlemen Ofhigh intelli 4ence and integ
rity, to serve as such SANITARY Commission.
The cat lie laid to he affected were visited
by the Sanitary Comm ission and examine d
in the presence by DR.. Day, ID distinguished
veterinarian, acting under orders o. the Bu.
reau OF Animal Industry, Uni cd STATES Ag-
Tlcuit1ral Department. They had previous-'
~ been sited by DE-. salmon, of the Bureau
OF Animal Industry, and were several times
VISITED and the premises examined by Mai
McWhirter, Commissioner of Agriculture,
etc AS the disease, il it existed, had not
developed in acute form, and as it was not
considered 10 be \ settled question that it
could he communicated from one animal TO
ano her unless 1t was in acutl form, the
Com u issiOn did not order the slaughter of
the animals, and so they were placed in
closer Quarantine, and they were so kept un.
feeted,, and those not declared
affected, and the calves, re-
'pectivoly, bling kept in three separate
pounds, or Enclosures, surrounded by Double
Iencns, according to suggest Ons mode by
-oe Veterinary Surgeon and three UOmmis-
SO ers, so as TO avoid all possible danger.
Only nine out Of a herd of tn rty-Oine ami
mails were ever decl red afec ed, and these
never showed outward signs of disease. but
we're reported always in apparently healthy
The d sease, IL it existed in the
IN mails: did not even spread to others o the
lerd.. The animals continuing to thrive,
md there being no apparent dis position o.
Vard the devel pment OF pleuro pneumonia
q acute form the COmmIs ion, under ad-
rice from Veterinarian of the United
states Bureau Of Animal Industry, recon-
nended a raising of the quarantine. which
vas done in September asst, after il I'd ex-
sted altogether period of about tweL ty
n Nntha.
1t il due the gentlemen composing the Live
took Sanitary commission to say that they
ave d schars ed their duties in manner re-
letting credit upon them as public Officials.
Twill ad that while the General Assembly |
the sum OF $500 for quarantine |
urposes, we have been able to init the ex- |
ense to sun onlya little in excess Of $1,000. |
lwOuld respectfully suggest to the Genera
.ssembly an amendment TO chapter 9, act of |
xtra fession. 1885, defining the term of office
: the members of the Live Stock Sanitary
tar under the present act.
would also respectfully suggest the
assage of an act authorizing the Governor
r Q Live Stock Sanitary Commission, to
ut in furce quarantine Iegu' atoms against
lie importation OF cattle from other Sites
Dd Territories, and districts less than
tstes and Territories, where contagious cat
c diseases are known to Exist. II such an
u be pass d, II might be proper to include
clause providing Tor the partial quarau tine
ytintt any particular State, where in &c
Gus disease is suspected to exist, the dow
nor or Live Stock SANITARY Commission
'uld possess discreet onary power 10 i'm
zee conditions for the shipment of cattle
-m such State; for instance, such a eOndi
on as this, That cat 10 could be shipped
ON such State into Tennessee upon con-
ti0n OF the owner or shipper turn shinx
rtifcates to the Commission or Governor
tlls state from the Commission or Gov
nor OF the State whence shipped, that the
title are healthy, and have not been ex-
sed to infectious disease.
An insp elton of he two ac's passed at the |
session will show that, so far
they relate to quarantine, they only au-
orize the impoun!ing Of diseased cattle
ter they have come into the tat and cor-
luen ly, after the State has been damaged
their reception. They do not authorize a |
neral quarantine against State, county
districy of country, so ms to prevent the |
PRODUCTION OF all cattle from State or dis
CT as do the laws OF majority Of the States.
| have spoken sOmewha at length upon
Is subject because l consider 1t one of
ave i'm portance to one of the chief inter
= of our State.
IS ofthis disease and its highly infectious
aracter, stamp it as the greatest OF cattle
lSues, and the mers knowledge a road ,
1t IL exists in state means almost ruin
the cattle interest, Of that State.
n the language OF the United States Com
ssioner OF Agriculture in his report late-
m ade 20 the President:
The matter " q most important ona.
in urgency all others affect
! our agricultural popu alton, and Of vital
crest also to every consumer of beef, of
TX, Of batter and OF cheese"
ELECTION RETURNS.
wish here, without repeating them, To
/ a tention to my marks with reference
} Q stiou returns, on pace y of my message 9
the regular session Of the Leg Stature oil |
D. Returns come in very irreguiarly, and, | g
some instances, after long delays. The
', too, is uncertain, both as to the forms ]
returns and TO whom they should be made.
snsw nv suggestion that an act be passed q
ering the whole subject, and that Il q
did be made the duty Of the Secretary Of c
te t. p-epare forms in accordance with | b
provisions of such act and forward them | a
he proper officers IN the d fferent caun- n
!, that returns may bs more promttlv. u
ularly and intslligibly made, "
L ATTORNEY GBNER AIS REPORT A
his report makes several rscommenda n
Is that are well worth consideration. =
Office is one Of importance. Rnd has n
n too long neglected. The Admit M CT
leral's uggeftiOns touching the enact P,
Of efficient laws for the ORGANIZATION of -
State troop, and tsr the preservation Of "
military property OF the state are to the ! e